When you have examined Case studies 1 and 2 you should
be able to express your own views on this question. You could present
your views in a formal piece of writing using the Big Question as an essay
title.

This framework will help you to organise and present
your views.

Introduction Use this introduction, add to it, or change
it completely if you don't like it!

The main issue in this question is the USA's attitude
to Communism. America went to war in Vietnam because it feared Communism
spreading - the 'Domino Theory'. However, the Vietnam War showed that
the USA could not always achieve its aims. To understand this, we must
look in detail at America's aims, and why US policies did not work.

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When the USA got involved
in Vietnam in the 1960s, it seemed that American aims were clear. The aims
were
A number of sources show this. For example

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US Presidents believed
their policies were right. For example

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However, there were
critics of US policy in the USA and among its allies. Examples of critics
were

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By the late 1960s the
attitude of the USA was changing. To begin with, it was clear that US military
methods were not working. This is shown by

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There was also evidence
that the war was dividing American society and was unpopular with America's
allies. Evidence for this is